
The Gleiwitz Case
To justify their invasion of Poland at the start of WWII, Nazi high command hatches a secret plan: six Polish men from an SS training camp are sent on a special mission to the town of Gleiwitz, to fake a Polish raid on Germany. The ‘provoked’ Germans will thus launch a ‘counterattack’ on Poland.
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The Gleiwitz Case
Rating
6.6/10
Release Date
1961-08-23
Runtime
64 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Hannjo Hasse
Alfred Naujocks

Herwart Grosse
Gestapochef Müller

Hilmar Thate
KZ-Häftling

Christoph Beyertt
Volksdeutscher Franz Sitte

Wolfgang Kalweit
Volksdeutscher Hans-Wilhelm Kraweit

Georg Leopold
Volksdeutscher Franz Wyczorek

Heinz Behrens
Offizier

Rolf Ripperger

Rudolf Woschiek

Manfred Günther

Rolf Ludwig

Margarete Taudte
Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme